rekabis -6 points 2 years ago

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism suppresses all criticism of the state of Israel.

It seems that Jews and Muslims learn from each other. The widely-used definition of “Islamophobia” does much the same to insulate Islam, the religion, from criticism as well, allowing all sorts of horrific things - from honour killings over sexual slavery to apostate killings - in the name of “protecting Islamic values”.

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eccentric 5 points 2 years ago

The widely-used definition of “Islamophobia” does much the same to insulate Islam, the religion, from criticism as well, allowing all sorts of horrific things - from honour killings over sexual slavery to apostate killings - in the name of “protecting Islamic values”.

My Muslim neighbor seems pretty chill. I doubt he partakes in honor killings, sexual slavery, and/or apostate killings in his free time.

There are extremists in almost any facet of humankind, especially so when religion gets involved. It's best not to paint everyone with the same brush.

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rekabis -4 points 2 years ago

It's best not to paint everyone with the same brush.

And there is that intellectual dishonesty and malicious misdirection that makes up so much of “Islamophobia” accusations.

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sev 5 points 2 years ago

I don't think you're entirely wrong considering the trope of "a religion of peace" and all, but the person you're replying to isn't entirely wrong either.

Claiming any religion to be uniformly the same across every member is a gross generalization, especially so for the major Abrahamic ones. 'Islam' isn't a monolith, any more than 'christianity' is—they're huge umbrella terms covering wide varieties of belief and practices.

And secondly, it's really important to be specific when talking about and criticizing religion, which is often tied to culture and nationality. Honor killings and other practices are obviously fucked up, but be specific about what culture accepts/expects that, and what legal/religious doctrine is used to justify it. Don't generalize it to each and every person on the planet who is even tangentially related through the umbrella of 'islam'.

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